Operations Manager – Food & Beverage Manufacturing

Advatix Inc.; Leominster (MA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Paid Time Off (PTO) and Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

401(k) with Company Match

Life Insurance (LI)

Short-Term Disability (STD)

Annual Bonus

Job summary

HRforGrowth is assisting in recruiting an Operations Manager for a food and beverage manufacturing site in Leominster, MA. The role oversees production, quality, warehouse, and logistics, ensuring targets are met while upholding safety and quality standards.

The ideal candidate has extensive hands-on leadership experience in food manufacturing, with a track record of process improvements and team development. This is a full‑time, day‑shift position with potential long hours during peak periods.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5-7 years of progressively responsible experience in food or beverage manufacturing.
• Minimum 2-3 years of direct supervisory or management experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong working knowledge of food safety, GMP, HACCP, sanitation, and quality requirements.
• Proven experience managing production teams and coordinating day-to-day manufacturing operations.
• Experience overseeing multiple operational functions, including production, quality, warehouse, and/or logistics.
• Strong ability to coordinate employee schedules, workflows, production priorities, and operational resources.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and implement process improvements focused on productivity, waste, labor utilization, and operating costs.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day production, quality, warehouse, and logistics operations to meet daily and weekly fulfillment targets.
• Lead and supervise manufacturing, quality, logistics employees, and temporary workers.
• Coordinate employee schedules, daily assignments, workflows, and operational priorities.
• Coach, mentor, and develop potential team leads to strengthen leadership capabilities within the department.
• Coordinate raw materials, production schedules, and operational priorities to ensure customer orders are completed on schedule.
• Identify and implement improvements related to productivity, waste reduction, labor utilization, operating costs, and workflow efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, quality, sanitation, GMP, HACCP, and workplace safety requirements.
• Document operational processes and maintain accurate and up-to-date standard operating procedures.
• Track key operational performance metrics and maintain production and operational reports.
• Communicate effectively with employees, management, Human Resources, and other departments.
• Provide hands‑on operational support, particularly during busy and high‑volume production periods.
• Monitor operational performance and proactively address production, quality, staffing, or workflow issues.
• Support a culture of accountability, teamwork, safety, quality, and continuous improvement across the operation.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Team development

Hands-on leadership

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Operations Manager - Food & Beverage Manufacturing

Department: Food & Beverage Manufacturing, Type: Full Time

Location: Leominster, MA 01453
Job Type: Full-Time
Compensation: $85K - $105K per year

Our Client is seeking an experienced and hands‑on Operations Manager to oversee the day‑to‑day production, quality, warehouse, and logistics functions of a food and beverage manufacturing operation. This role will be responsible for ensuring production targets are met while maintaining high standards of food safety, quality, efficiency, and workplace safety.

The ideal candidate will bring strong leadership experience within a food or beverage manufacturing environment, with the ability to manage production teams, optimize workflows, coordinate operational priorities, and drive continuous improvement. This is a hands‑on leadership opportunity for a manager who is comfortable working directly with employees and supporting operations during high‑volume production periods.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day production, quality, warehouse, and logistics operations to meet daily and weekly fulfillment targets.
• Lead and supervise manufacturing, quality, logistics employees, and temporary workers.
• Coordinate employee schedules, daily assignments, workflows, and operational priorities.
• Coach, mentor, and develop potential team leads to strengthen leadership capabilities within the department.
• Coordinate raw materials, production schedules, and operational priorities to ensure customer orders are completed on schedule.
• Identify and implement improvements related to productivity, waste reduction, labor utilization, operating costs, and workflow efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, quality, sanitation, GMP, HACCP, and workplace safety requirements.
• Document operational processes and maintain accurate and up-to-date standard operating procedures.
• Track key operational performance metrics and maintain production and operational reports.
• Communicate effectively with employees, management, Human Resources, and other departments.
• Provide hands‑on operational support, particularly during busy and high‑volume production periods.
• Monitor operational performance and proactively address production, quality, staffing, or workflow issues.
• Support a culture of accountability, teamwork, safety, quality, and continuous improvement across the operation.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 5-7 years of progressively responsible experience in food or beverage manufacturing.
• Minimum 2-3 years of direct supervisory or management experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong working knowledge of food safety, GMP, HACCP, sanitation, and quality requirements.
• Proven experience managing production teams and coordinating day‑to‑day manufacturing operations.
• Experience overseeing multiple operational functions, including production, quality, warehouse, and/or logistics.
• Strong ability to coordinate employee schedules, workflows, production priorities, and operational resources.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and implement process improvements focused on productivity, waste, labor utilization, and operating costs.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and operational tracking and reporting.
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to coach and develop employees and emerging team leaders.
• Comfortable working in a hands‑on manufacturing environment and supporting production operations as needed.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to food safety, quality, and workplace safety.
• Ability to work a flexible full‑time schedule based on production requirements.

Schedule

This is a full‑time day‑shift position. During peak production periods, employees may work 10- to 12-hour shifts, typically between 5:00 AM-5:00 PM or 7:00 AM-7:00 PM. During the remainder of the year, shifts are generally 9-hour shifts. Schedule flexibility is required based on production needs.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Sick Leave
• Paid Holidays
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Life Insurance (LI)
• Short-Term Disability (STD)
• Annual Bonus

Equal Employment Opportunity

In its recruiting and search practices, HRforGrowth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, or gender identity, and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals. HRforGrowth evaluates and presents candidates to its clients without regard to any protected characteristic. HRforGrowth endeavors to advise the hiring organization to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws — including those enforced by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) — in its hiring decisions, terms of employment, and workplace practices.